The ‘Illinois Nazi’ Running for Congress is Everything Wrong With Illinois

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Constitution
By Warner Todd Huston 
February 6, 2018

You may have heard the media going crazy over the “Illinois Republican Nazi” running in the state’s third Congressional District. While, he is really nothing to worry about, the fact that he will be the GOP nominee for the race is a perfect example of everything wrong with Illinois politics in one fell swoop.

CNN, for instance, floated a misleading story entitled, “Holocaust denier likely to represent GOP on Illinois congressional ballot.”

Listen, I live in Illinois and I despise the fetid Illinois GOP, but it is a flat out lie to say this candidate “represents the GOP” like CNN did. It simply isn’t true, as I’ll explain presently.

The man in question is one Arthur Jones, a perennial candidate who has never come anywhere near a general election until this latest attempt with his run in the Republican primary for the Third CD on Chicago’s south side.

The seat is currently filled by seven-term Congressman Dan Lipinski, a Democrat from one of Chicago’s older political families. He is one of those “legacy” Democrats who only got his seat because he was the son of a former Chicago political powerhouse. These political dynasties are the Chicago way. Very often, if your great, great grandfather won a seat on the city council or got elected to Congress as a Democrat, every one of your male heirs after that will be handed the “family seat” (or one nearby its district) on a silver platter.

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[Oceander]

If he’s on the republican primary ballot and he’s unopposed, then he is for all practical purposes the GOP nominee for the position.  The fact that he will lose is irrelevant; the fact is, he is seen as the face of the GOP in this race for this district.  And that is bad; appearances alone can be devastating. 

[WingNot]

If he’s on the republican primary ballot and he’s unopposed, then he is for all practical purposes the GOP nominee for the position.  The fact that he will lose is irrelevant; the fact is, he is seen as the face of the GOP in this race for this district.  And that is bad; appearances alone can be devastating.

I need to look it up but this guy is a habitual runner.  8 times now and this is the 1st time he got a ballot.

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The most confusing part for me is why a declared 'National Socialist' would run as a Republican? Especially since 'National Socialism' is the motto of the Democrat Party.


This tells me that the guy is an unserious opportunist. He didn't run as a Democrat because he knew that he would never get the nomination, even though he is much more of a Democrat than a Republican. I'm sure he would run under any Party label whatsoever if he thought it would get him on the ballot. He is in it for himself, for name recognition only.


The fact that he is running as a Republican, does not mean that he is a Republican, e.g., John McCain. His choice of political Party is only coincidental because the seat was open and unopposed. Anyone could have jumped in. He just got there first. If the Democrat seat was open, he would be a Democrat.

[dfwgator]

Somebody is paying this guy to run.